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Nature Valley Grand Prix On Versus Sunday
June 30th, 2011| News, Road | No Comments
Minneapolis – The daily excitement and thrilling conclusion to this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix will be chronicled on Sunday, July 3, at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT on Versus, [...]
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- Bronzini Wins Third Nature Valley Grand Prix Stage; Neben Finishes In Yellow
June 20th, 2011By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Stillwater, Minn. – Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) attacked at the bottom of Chilkoot Hill Sunday to secure her [...]
- Anthony Wins Nature Valley Grand Prix As Sutherland Takes Final Stage
June 20th, 2011By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix Stillwater, Minn. – The Stillwater Criterium once again provided thrills and excitement to conclude the Nature Valley Grand Prix as defending champion Rory [...]
- Big Shakeup In Men’s Standings At Nature Valley Grand Prix
June 18th, 2011By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix Menomonie, Wis. — The Menomonie Road Race lived up to expectations Saturday at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. At the end of the [...]
- Neben Takes Race Lead as Kirchmann Wins Stage
June 18th, 2011by Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Menomonie, Wis. — It was a battle of a pair of former world time trial champions Saturday at the Menomonie Road Race as [...]
- UnitedHealthcare Makes It Three-For-Three
June 17th, 2011By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix Cannon Falls, Minn. – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team made it three in a row Thursday night by winning the Stage 3 Cannon [...]
- World Champion Bronzini Claims Second Stage; Armstrong Stays In Yellow
June 17th, 2011By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix Cannon Falls, Minn. – World champion Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) sprinted to victory in Thursday’s Nature Valley Grand [...]
- UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Sweeps Podium
June 16th, 2011By Lyne Lamoureux, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul, Minn. – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team controlled Wednesday’s Stage 2 St. Paul Downtown Criterium from start to finish and topped [...]
- World Champion Bronzini Wins Stage; Armstrong Stays in Yellow
June 16th, 2011By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul, Minn. – World road champion Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita Forno D’Asolo presented by Cooking Light) won Wednesday night’s rainy and crash-filled St. [...]
- Sutherland Back In The Lead After Stage 1 Time Trial
June 15th, 2011By Lyne Lamoureax, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul – Defending champion Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation) came out with a bang Wednesday at the opener of the Nature Valley [...]
- Armstrong Returns To Nature Valley With Dominant Win
June 15th, 2011By Cynthia Lou, Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul — Kristin Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12) secured the Nature Valley Grand Prix’s first yellow jersey Wednesday morning at the [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Preview
June 12th, 2011Minneapolis – The Nature Valley Grand Prix is a unique stage race that was created specifically to appeal to an American audience. This event’s development was driven by crowd size [...]
- Kowalski’s Markets Collegiate All-Star Team For Nature Valley Grand Prix Loaded With Talent
June 2nd, 2011Minneapolis – Six riders with a combined seven podium finishes at the recent USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals make up the Kowalski’s Markets Collegiate All-Stars team for this month’s Nature [...]
- Colavita Forno D’Asolo Dominating Women’s Prestige Cycling Series
May 16th, 2011Minneapolis — Midway through the Women’s Prestige Cycling Series, Colavita Forno D’Asolo Pro Cycling Team holds the lead in three of the four categories. And the UCI-registered team will strengthen [...]
- Past World Champion Will Direct Nature Valley Pro Ride Men’s Team
April 23rd, 2011Minneapolis – Multi-time world road and track champion Marion Clignet will coach the Nature Valley Pro Ride men’s team at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. She and women’s team coach [...]
- Fayetteville Is First Stop On Nature Valley Pro Ride
March 12th, 2011Minneapolis (March 11, 2011) – The Nature Valley Pro Ride – cycling’s version of “American Idol” – begins its 2011 talent search for the nation’s top amateur men and women [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Establishes Swart Sportsmanship Award
January 24th, 2011Bicycle.net congratulates the Nature Valley Grand Prix for the creation of the “Carla Swart Sportsmanship Award”. It will be an honor for the female cyclist that wins it. We send [...]
- Nature Valley Bicycle Festival Features Top Pro Bike Race in 2011
January 7th, 2011Five Midwest Cities Host Nature Valley Grand Prix June 15-19 Minneapolis-Saint Paul — The Nature Valley Bicycle Festival will take place June 10-19. The 2011 Festival will include the Minnesota [...]
- Nature Valley Bicycle Festival Announces Donation To Children’s Hospitals And Clinics of Minnesota
December 23rd, 2010Minneapolis-Saint Paul — Organizers of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival, which includes the Nature Valley Grand Prix professional bicycle race, have announced a record-setting donation of $38,000 to the Pediatric [...]
- Nature Valley Pro Ride Is Amateurs’ Chance To Ride Against The Pros
October 16th, 2010Minneapolis – For the fourth straight year, amateur cyclists from around the United States will have the chance to compete against professionals at the Nature Valley Grand Prix through the [...]
- Universal Sports Televising Nature Valley Grand Prix
July 10th, 2010Minneapolis (July 9, 2010) – One of the most exciting editions in the history of the Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top-ranked race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Women Finish Out Swinging
June 21st, 2010Evans Finishes The Nature Valley Grand Prix with Yellow Jersey; Stevens Wins Stillwater Criterium by Cynthia Lou Today was an exciting day in women’s bike racing filled with aggressive attacks [...]
- Sutherland Takes Nature Valley Grand Prix Overall
June 21st, 2010Sutherland Takes Nature Valley Grand Prix Overall for Third Straight Year by Lyne Lamoureax Rory Sutherland (United Healthcare p/b Maxxis) did it again at the Stillwater Criterium, the nail-biting finish [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Stage 5 Update
June 20th, 2010Ken Hanson Steals Stage 5 Win in Nature Valley Grand Prix by: Lyne Lamoureax What a difference a day makes for Ken Hanson at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Yesterday, [...]
- Willock Wins the Menomonie Road Race; Villumsen In Yellow
June 19th, 2010Written by: Cynthia Lou The two-woman breakaway of Erinne Willock (Webcor Builders) and Linda Melanie Villumsen (HTC-Columbia) held off an aggressive chase group to take first and second, respectively, at [...]
- Team Type 1 Claims Podiums at Tour de Beauce and Nature Valley
June 19th, 2010Atlanta — “This has been one of the best weeks ever for Team Type 1!” said Phil Southerland, Founder and CEO of Team Type 1. “We had our riders with [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Stage 4 Update
June 19th, 2010Second Professional Win For Hosking at the Minneapolis Uptown Crit; Evans Claims Yellow Jersey by Cynthia Lou Chloe Hosking (HTC-Columbia) captured her second professional stage win at today’s Minneapolis Uptown [...]
- Referees Cancel Men’s Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix Road Race
June 18th, 2010by Lyne Lamoureax Fifteen miles into the Cannon Falls Road Race, with the skies darkening overhead the men’s peloton, Stage 3 of the Nature Valley Grand Prix was canceled. The [...]
- Stage 2 of Nature Valley Grand Prix Results in a Men’s International Podium
June 17th, 2010by Lyne Lamoureax Speed and control with an international flavor were showcased in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd at the Saint Paul (Minn.) Downtown Criterium on Wednesday evening [...]
- Hosking Takes the Stage, Starnes Keeps Yellow Jersey At Nature Valley GP
June 17th, 2010HTC-Columbia’s Hosking Takes the Stage In Bunch Sprint at Saint Paul Downtown Criterium; Starnes Keeps Yellow Jersey by Cynthia Lou Stage 2 of the Nature Valley Grand Prix, the Saint [...]
- 19 Year Old Hosking Takes First Pro Win At Nature Valley
June 17th, 2010San Luis Obispo, CA – 16th June 2010 -Nineteen year old Chloe Hosking took her first victory as a professional on Wednesday in the criterium at Nature Valley Grand Prix [...]
- Jamis/Sutter Announces Roster for Nature Valley Grand Prix
June 15th, 2010Luis Amaran of the Jamis/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Colavita Leads NRC for 5th Straight Week Jamis/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Colavita Announces Roster for Nature [...]
- Fiber One Is New Sponsor Of Collegiate All-Star Team At Nature Valley Grand Prix
May 8th, 2010Minneapolis (May 7, 2010) – Fiber One, a General Mills brand, is the new title sponsor of the Collegiate All-Star Team for the Nature Valley Grand Prix that is being [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Announces Changes For Time Trial
April 25th, 2010Minneapolis – This year’s edition of the Nature Valley Grand Prix will go “old school,” with a return to Eddy Merckx-style racing for the individual time trial that opens this [...]
- Team Application Process Opens For Invitation To Nature Valley Grand Prix
April 6th, 2010Minneapolis (April 4, 2010) – Applications are open for the Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top-ranked stage race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar. Teams wishing to compete in [...]
- Nature Valley to Sponsor 2010 Bicycle Festival
February 3rd, 2010Granola bar maker increases commitment to all forms of cycling Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Feb. 3, 2010) — Organizers of the Minnesota Bicycle Festival have announced that Nature Valley is increasing its [...]
- Nature Valley Pro Ride Is Amateur Cyclists’ Chance Of A Lifetime
January 13th, 2010Minneapolis (Jan. 13, 2010) – Six races sprinkled throughout the United States will comprise the 2010 Nature Valley Pro Ride, the qualifying events for amateurs to earn a trip to [...]
- Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Standings After Nature Valley GP
July 2nd, 2009Alison Powers adds a second jersey while TIBCO takes the team lead Minneapolis – July 2, 2009 – Women’s Prestige Cycling Series leader Alison Powers (Team Type 1) added the [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix To Air on Universal Sports
June 24th, 2009Nature Valley Grand Prix to Air on Universal Sports – Top ranked stage race featured dramatic finishes in men’s and women’s races The Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top race [...]
- Joanne Kiesanowski (TIBCO) On How To Follow Your Dreams
June 20th, 2009By Cynthia Lou Joanne Kiesanowski of Team TIBCO, fresh off two trips to the podium at this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix, one for second place at the St. Paul [...]
- Rory Sutherland Wins The Nature Valley Grand Prix
June 15th, 2009Sutherland waits until the last minutes to earn the overall at Nature Valley Stillwater, MN – Since the end of the opening stage time trial Wednesday morning, Rory Sutherland of [...]
- Powers Third For Team Type 1 At Nature Valley
June 15th, 2009Stillwater, Minn. – Alison Powers put Team Type 1 on the podium Sunday for the fourth time at a women’s National Racing Calendar (NRC) event when she finished third at [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix – Rhodes Takes The Cannon Falls Stage
June 13th, 2009Alexis Rhodes Takes The Stage Win At Mankato, Blasting Into Second Overall Just Twelve Seconds Behind Leader Armstrong By Cynthia Lou Mankato, MN — Redemption was sweet for Webcor Builders [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Womens Race Stage 2
June 13th, 2009Exciting St. Paul Downtown Crit, Nature Valley Grand Prix, Women’s Callup and Start Video was taken by our very own Cynthia Lou – The Scoop With Lou
- Brooke Miller Wins Uptown Minneapolis Criterium; Armstrong Still In Yellow
June 12th, 2009By Cynthia Lou No trip to the Nature Valley Grand Prix would be complete for Brooke Miller (Tibco) without a victory, with Miller celebrating a criterium victory two years in [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix – Cannon Falls Ladies Road Race
June 12th, 2009Erica Allar Wins An Action-Packed Cannon Falls Road Race; Armstrong Retains Lead By Cynthia Lou Cannon Falls, MN — It might have been a beautiful day in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, [...]
- Team Type 1′s Powers Challenging At Nature Valley Grand Prix
June 11th, 2009St. Paul, Minn. – Alison Powers of Team Type 1 isn’t about to watch Kristin Armstrong soft-pedal her way to a fourth title at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Powers, [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Mens Crit Finish
June 11th, 2009Stage 2, St. Paul Downtown Crit Results and Finish, Men’s Race. Nature Valley Grand Prix
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Stage 2 Womens Race
June 11th, 2009Leap Of Faith Lands Kirsty Broun On Top Of Podium; Armstrong Controls The Race To Maintain Lead by Cynthia Lou Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota – “Then I’ll have to win [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix Womens Crit Finish
June 11th, 2009Stage 2, St. Paul Downtown Crit Results and Finish, Women’s Race. Nature Valley Grand Prix
- Kristin Armstrong On The Positive Influence Of Fans
June 10th, 2009By Cynthia Lou Cycling is a demanding sport: from race-time suffering, to weeks away from home traveling, to the relentless hours of training in all kinds of harsh weather conditions. [...]
- Armstrong Takes Top Spot At Opening Time Trial Of The Nature Valley Grand Prix
June 10th, 2009By Cynthia Lou Kristin Armstrong opened the last U.S. stage race of her career with a victory, blazing up the finishing hill of the St. Paul Riverfront Time Trial. Close [...]
- Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Releases Resumes at Joe Martin
May 7th, 2009New series addition is second stop on 2009 tour Minneapolis – May 4, 2009 – The 2009 Women’s Prestige Cycling Series resumes this week at the Joe Martin Stage Race, [...]
- Sprint Finish for the Nature Valley Pro Ride
April 25th, 2009Last chances to win trips to the Nature Valley Grand Prix coming up Minneapolis – April 23, 2009 – The 2009 Nature Valley Pro Ride will conclude in less than [...]
- Applications Open for Nature Valley Grand Prix
April 9th, 2009Women’s race joins men’s as an invitational Minneapolis – April 8, 2009 – The Nature Valley Grand Prix women’s race is joining the men’s as an invitational in 2009. Both [...]
- Nature Valley Pro Ride Rolls Out This Weekend
March 25th, 2009Jefferson Cup Road Race in Charlottesville, Virginia, is first event of 2009 Series MINNEAPOLIS – March 24, 2009 – The enormously popular Jefferson Cup Road Race will be the first [...]
- 2009 Nature Valley Pro Ride Schedule Grows from Three to Six Events
March 2nd, 2009NATURE VALLEY GRAND PRIX OFFERS PRO EXPERIENCE FOR TOP AMATEUR CYCLISTS 2009 Nature Valley Pro Ride Schedule Grows from Three to Six Events MINNEAPOLIS – February 23, 2009 – The [...]
- Racers Sought For Nature Valley Pro Ride Calendar
November 18th, 2008Minneapolis (Nov. 17, 2008) – A national program is offering race promoters the opportunity to send their top amateurs to the 2009 edition of the Nature Valley Grand Prix (Minnesota, [...]
- Nature Valley Grand Prix – Playing the Role of a Sponge
July 12th, 2008From June 11-15, I certainly was playing the role of a sponge. I learned sooo much and had sooo much fun with Kristin, her teammate Emma Rickards, Emma’s fellow aussie [...]
- Toyota-United’s Justin England Wins 48th Annual Nevada City Classic
June 17th, 2008Ivan Stevic secures 3rd place overall at the Nature Valley Grand Prix Bend, OR– Justin England makes late solo attack to claim his first win as a member of the [...]